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kind should eventually afford a family with sufficient fruit for do- 

 mestic needs. 



Apples 



In their order of ripening — Yellow Transparent, Duchess, Oka- 

 bena, Wealthy, Northwestern Greening, Hibernal and Gano may be 

 recommended. Not all are of high quality, but the trees are very 

 hardy and should succeed in most cases. The Yellow Transparent 

 ripens in the late summer while the Hibernal and Gano are the latest 

 winter sorts. The Martha is' perhaps the most worthy crab with 

 the Florence a close second choice. Both varieties seem to be fairly 

 blight resistant. 



Pears 



Pears would be more or less of an experiment. Of all varieties 

 the Flemish (Beauty) is perhaps most worthy of trial. It is of fair 

 quality and quite resistant to blight. 



Plums 



The DeSoto, Forest Garden, Wolf and American Eagle should 

 all do well. It might be advisable to plant some of the Hansen 

 Hybrids such as Opata, Sapa and Hanska. 



Cherries 



The native sand cherry produces very acceptable fruit and ought 

 to be planted. However, the seedlings are rather variable, some pro- 

 ducing very good fruit and others very poor. The Compass cherry 

 has' proved itself hardy throughout the state, but is self -sterile and 

 should not be planted unless some of the cherry varieties can be 

 grown. The Early Richmond and the- Montmorency might succeed 

 under the best care and conditions. 



Raspberries 



The Herbert, Cuthbert, Ruby and Early King are the best varie- 

 ties. They are all of the red raspberry type, which is the only kind 

 of the raspberries to be recommended. The canes would need pro- 

 tection during the winter but this could be easily given by bending 

 down the canes, placing a shovelful of earth on the tips and then turn- 

 ing a furrow with a breaking plow onto the row from each side. In 



